Mintabie Opal Mining
Photos from Peters opal mining days at Mintabie South Australia. Click the image to view a full size version.
Old fields approx 1980 Mintabie Opal Fields
Approaching Mintabie early days
Our first permanent camp, Mintabie
Best crystal opal from our mine
A great pocket of gem opal
Thick black opal seam
Peter classing opal
Drilling to blast the cap rock for bulldozer cut on our Watertank claim
Drilling for exposives
Kim & Robert
Storm approaching Mintabie
Our Watertank claim
Drilling shaft on our Watertank claim
Kim on top of our Watertank claim
Coffee Break – Peter and Robert down the mine
Peter checking trace
Peppa the mining dog outside the camp
Robert making explosive charge
Game of Soccer on day off from mining
Where did that bloody ball go?
King stone from one of our pockets
Beautiful Opal from our Crystal Valley mine
Red and green on Black Opal….the best of the pocket – Old Field
Large beautiful semi black Opal from our Water tank claim
Mintabie Opal….Cut and rough
Bruno—masterchef of the Mintabie progress association (And top quality miner
Building our first permanent mining camp
Sunset over Mintabie
